Help picking a vintage ladies bike frame for the missus
Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2018 7:57 pm
Hey everyone,
The fiancée's birthday is coming up in a few months and she needs a new bike - since I've started tinkering with my most recent project she's been bugging me to build one for her. She's a little crazy on vintage cycles, as am I, but is all about the looks of a bike to her. She'll pick a heavy bike she won't ride over something even slightly modern looking that she'll use all the time, basically. She uses her current, rusted reid steel frame for a 3km work commute and thats about it, I'd love for her to join me on some longer rides.
My aim is to find a balance between easy riding, light-ish (within reason for a steel frame) and sticking to the retro appeal. May even scrap old components and fit some modern ones on there providing they're shiny (maybe velo orange/sunxcd).
Anyway, my question is this: Can you guys throw out some reputable ladies step-through frame suggestions for me to start from? I know nothing about the ladies bike market or if a quality vintage ladies bike even existed.
Bonus points for pictures of a bike you have in your collection!
Cheers in advance,
Bug
The fiancée's birthday is coming up in a few months and she needs a new bike - since I've started tinkering with my most recent project she's been bugging me to build one for her. She's a little crazy on vintage cycles, as am I, but is all about the looks of a bike to her. She'll pick a heavy bike she won't ride over something even slightly modern looking that she'll use all the time, basically. She uses her current, rusted reid steel frame for a 3km work commute and thats about it, I'd love for her to join me on some longer rides.
My aim is to find a balance between easy riding, light-ish (within reason for a steel frame) and sticking to the retro appeal. May even scrap old components and fit some modern ones on there providing they're shiny (maybe velo orange/sunxcd).
Anyway, my question is this: Can you guys throw out some reputable ladies step-through frame suggestions for me to start from? I know nothing about the ladies bike market or if a quality vintage ladies bike even existed.
Bonus points for pictures of a bike you have in your collection!
Cheers in advance,
Bug